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Program Director, Advanced Effects

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Advanced Effects Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$220k - $292kfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Program Director to lead large development programs across contract lifecycle for Anduril’s Air Dominance & Strike technologies, partnering with Chief Engineer to own cost and schedule and deliver autonomous capabilities for DoD customers.

Responsibilities

  • In partnership with the Chief Engineer, own the development and deployment of Anduril’s Air Dominance & Strike technologies to meet the operational needs of the Department of Defense
  • Develop strong, trusting relationships with Anduril’s DOD customers, ensuring tight feedback loops to shape solutions, rapidly iterate, and field solutions faster
  • Autonomously execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, customers, and third party partners to own successful delivery of outcomes on multiple programs simultaneously
  • Monitor and manage program progress across cost, schedule, and resource allocation, making tradeoffs to deliver on-time and on-budget
  • Develop and implement lightweight processes, tools, and metrics for program planning, scope management, risk management, and customer communication
  • Be high ownership on all pieces of work and become a trusted partner and advisor to Anduril’s engineers
  • Foster a creative, high-performance culture within the team, assess team skills versus needs, and identify development or recruitment opportunities
  • Collaborate with finance and business development to develop novel pricing strategies for proposals
  • Collaborate with senior management to develop and refine the strategic roadmap for Air Dominance & Strike R&D investments

Qualifications

  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field (technical background preferred)
  • Minimum of 8 years experience managing the development of complex technical systems throughout the product lifecycle
  • Proven track record of managing complex, multi-million-dollar projects and driving on-time, on-budget completion
  • Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities with ability to move between tactical and high-level viewpoints
  • Experience coordinating multiple internal and external teams within a complex engineering or technology-focused organization
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, able to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences

Skills

Required:Security clearance readinessProgram managementSystems engineering mindsetCustomer relationship management
Nice to have:Strategic roadmap planning

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, etc.)
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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